Rebuilding can be a blast. I get it. There’s something exciting about tearing a team down to the bare bones, while stockpiling a bunch of young players and rookie picks like some dynasty doomsday prepper. But at some point, the goal in dynasty — really, in any fantasy football for that matter — is to win.
With that in mind, here are five veteran trade targets who I believe are currently undervalued. Because of the market discrepancy, there may be a good buy-now window. If you’re a contender and looking to push your chips in by adding some inexpensive win-now players to put you over the top, take a look below.
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Dynasty Veterans to Put You Over the Top
Terry McLaurin | WR, Washington Commanders | 30.8 years old
Ball up Terry McLaurin‘s 2025 and throw it in the trash. Don’t forget to yell “Kobe!” while you do it. It was a year to forget for the veteran wideout and the Commanders’ offense as a whole. Multiple players on offense suffered serious injuries, and quarterback Jayden Daniels was in and out (mostly out) of the lineup all year long.
For McLaurin, things didn’t start well due to a contract dispute. He stayed away from the team while pushing for a new deal, eventually landing one just two weeks before the start of the season. But that holdout came with a price — and not the one on his contract. His conditioning wasn’t up to par, which led to a quad injury in Week 3. He missed seven games in total, giving him the worst statistical season of his career: 38 receptions for 582 yards and three touchdowns.
Terry McLaurin‘s Career Stats
There’s reason for optimism heading into 2026, though. Early in the offseason, new offensive coordinator David Blough said he wants to build the offense around getting McLaurin 10 targets. “Gentlemen, you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.” Now, I don’t think 170+ targets are coming his way, but topping his career-high of 134 certainly sounds like a probability if everything clicks.
Either way, it sounds like a rebound in production is in order after McLaurin averaged just 11.4 fantasy points per game (WR33) last year. The increased opportunities could help get him back into high-end WR2 territory, especially if he maintains the efficiency he displayed in 2025, when he averaged 0.130 first downs per route run (WR5) and 2.29 yards per route run (WR13).
The time to get “Scary Terry” is now, before the training camp highlights start hitting X next month. He’ll turn 31 a week into the season, but he’s a low-cost investment that should give you one or two more years of quality production.
Currently at WR43 on KeepTradeCut, it shouldn’t take much more than a future second-round pick to nab. If you’re a contender, that’s a move you should’ve made yesterday.
Baker Mayfield | QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31.1 years old
For some reason, not many people are discussing Baker Mayfield this offseason. Maybe it’s because he fell off dramatically after the injuries started piling up last season. Or maybe it’s because he doesn’t have a new contract as he enters the last year of his current deal with the Buccaneers.
Whatever the case may be, I think people need a reminder on just how good Mayfield has been when healthy. In 2024, he was phenomenal, throwing for 4,500 yards and scoring 44 total touchdowns. That year, he was the QB4 on average, putting up 22.5 points per game.
To start 2025, he picked right up where he left off the season prior. Through six weeks, he was averaging 21.1 fantasy points per game and hearing MVP chants while leading the Bucs to a 5-1 start.
For context on just how hot Mayfield was playing, stretching from the start of 2024 through Week 6 of 2025, he had the most passing yards (6,039) and passing touchdowns (53) in the league.
After the blistering start, though, injuries to both Mayfield and his supporting cast began to mount, and it was tough to overcome. He’d have only three more QB1 finishes the rest of the way and ended the year as the QB17 in points per game (16.6), but finished as the QB12 in total fantasy points since he gutted it out and never missed a game.
Baker Mayfield‘s 2025 Explosive Play Rating
Because of that falloff, Mayfield is sitting at QB19 in PlayerProfiler’s dynasty rankings and at QB20 over at Dynasty Data Lab. That seems wildly low for a player with back-to-back QB1 finishes, including one inside the top five.
A bounce-back for Mayfield should be in order this season. Gone is Josh Grizzard, and Zac Robinson steps in as offensive coordinator. Robinson had two ho-hum seasons in Atlanta, but he comes from the Sean McVay tree, having worked under McVay from 2019 to 2023. He will run a system similar to Liam Coen’s, one that allowed Mayfield to have the best statistical season of his career.
Mayfield also has weapons galore to throw to. Mike Evans (SFO) is no longer there, but Chris Godwin is seemingly healthy for the first time since his 2024 ankle injury, Emeka Egbuka is looking to build off a successful rookie campaign, and Jalen McMillan is fully recovered from the neck injury he suffered last preseason. Mayfield also has Bucky Irving and Kenneth Gainwell, the latter of whom caught 73 passes with the Steelers last year, as dynamic options out of the backfield.
At 31 years old, Mayfield is a no-brainer target for anyone with a contending roster. He’s going to sign a multi-year contract, whether with the Bucs or another team, after the season. In the meantime, he’s proven he can deliver QB1 output. If the cost is paying low-end QB2 prices to procure him, sign me up!
David Montgomery | RB, Houston Texans | 29 years old
The “Knuckles” to Jahmyr Gibbs‘ “Sonic” for the past three seasons is now in Houston. David Montgomery joined the Texans via trade this offseason and got a revamped two-year deal in the process. He’s on the older side at 29, but Montgomery should be fresh after a career-low 182 touches last year.
The lack of wear and tear from a season ago will help because Montgomery is about to slide right into a workhorse role. Offensive coordinator Nick Caley was recently gushing about him, and the team is hoping he can provide some juice and stability in the backfield after a tumultuous 2025 season.
David Montgomery‘s Advanced Metrics & Profile
The last Texans running back to lead the team in carries and touches in consecutive seasons was Lamar Miller, way back in 2017 and 2018. Since then, it’s been a turnstile at the running position for nearly a decade. But one thing they like to do is feed the rock to its lead back. Since DeMeco Ryans took over in 2023, Houston’s top ball carrier has averaged 249 touches a season.
Montgomery is going to get all the work he can handle, with second-year back Woody Marks getting sprinkled in for some touches here and there. I’m expecting 15-18 touches a week, with potential for more if he can fend off Marks on passing downs.
Currently sitting at RB24 in PlayProfiler’s dynasty rankings and at RB27 on KeepTradeCut, Montgomery is a great target for contenders looking to spruce up their RB2 or FLEX spots. Because of his age, he won’t cost an arm and a leg, and he’s one of the cheapest players you can buy with 300-touch upside.
Hunter Henry | TE, New England Patriots | 31.6 years old
Off in the corner, while everyone else in New England’s offense gets attention, is Hunter Henry. Quarterback Drake Maye is the centerpiece, fresh off a second-year campaign that nearly netted him both an MVP award and Super Bowl win. TreVeyon Henderson and Rhamondre Stevenson are the steady 1-2 punch at running back. And at receiver, all eyes are on newcomer A.J. Brown, who finally got his wish and was traded out of Philadelphia.
Which brings me back to the perennially underrated Henry, who’s all the way down at TE41 in PlayerProfiler’s consensus rankings. Even at age 31, we may need to bump that up some after a season where Henry finished with a career-high 768 yards and scored seven touchdowns — stats good enough for a TE9 finish in total fantasy points (178.8) and TE12 in points per game (10.5).
Drake Maye finds a wide open Hunter Henry for Pats touchdown!
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— NFL (@NFL) November 23, 2025
It wasn’t just robust raw numbers, either. Henry excelled from an efficiency standpoint as well:
- Yards per reception – 12.8 (TE4)
- Explosive Rating – 115.3 (TE5)
- Expected Points Added – +52.9 (TE5)
- First downs per route run – 0.095 (TE8)
- QB Rating per target – 113.6 (TE14)
- Yards per route run – 1.73 (TE15)
Not only that, but Henry was a major factor in the red zone. Maye looked his way often, with Henry ranking second among all tight ends in red zone target share (35.5%) and third in red zone targets (22). Those numbers may come down a little with Brown now in town (say that five times fast), but he still figures to see plenty of work in scoring position thanks to his 6-foot-5 frame and 50% contested-catch rate last season. After all, his 47 career touchdowns rank fifth among current tight ends behind only George Kittle, Mark Andrews, Zach Ertz, and Travis Kelce.
If I’m looking to win now, Henry is someone I’d absolutely target for cheap help at tight end or in a FLEX spot, especially in TE-premium scoring. He already has a notable rapport with Maye, and Brown’s arrival should help open things up as defenses key in on the superstar wideout. With Henry buried in the rankings, it might only take a pair of third-round picks or a bench receiver/running back to get him on your roster.
D’Andre Swift | RB, Chicago Bears | 27.4 years old
Rumors of D’Andre Swift‘s demise were greatly exaggerated. Some thought he wouldn’t even get to suit up for Ben Johnson once Johnson became Chicago’s head coach. Instead, all the shifty veteran did was rack up a career-high 1,087 yards on the ground and score 10 total touchdowns. Add in 34 receptions for 299 yards, and Swift averaged 14.3 fantasy points per game, good for RB16.
Going into this season, there’s no reason to believe anything will change regarding Swift’s role. He’s going to be the 1A in a duo with second-year back Kyle Monangai. The team didn’t draft any running backs, nor did they sign anyone in free agency, leaving Swift and Monangai with the backfield all to themselves.
D’Andre Swift‘s 2025 Efficiency
That should clear the runway to let Swift do what he always does: produce consistent RB2 numbers for his fantasy managers. He’s going into Year 2 in an offense where he averaged 5.4 yards per touch (RB8) and ripped off 33 explosive plays (RB7) last season.
Swift is ranked at RB23 in PlayerProfiler’s dynasty rankings, but he’s a smidge lower at RB25 on KeepTradeCut. Few backs are as dependable as Swift, who’s only missed two games over the past three seasons. If you’re looking for a “Steady Eddie,” you can plug him into your lineup without much worry; he’s your guy.
Wolf Trelles-Heard is a fantasy football analyst for PlayerProfiler.
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